More than tradition

Having a faith or religious beliefs are often described as being traditional. However, someone who has been an example of maintaining traditions but making a stance in their own Christian faith was Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. As we reflect upon her life, we can...

Set the example

As a young person in a church, I often hear ‘I wish there were people I could relate to’.  Having received many concerns from parents saying that one of the main things, they worry about their children within churches is relatability, I thought it would be a great...

Christian Identity

I recently came across a set of talks by Tim and Kathy Keller on the subject of identity, available here: https://www.livingout.org/resources/identity-in-christ-conference-interviews-talks Why is this important for schools workers, for youth and children’s workers and...

Wanted! workers for the harvest

Wanted: workers for the harvest  I once used a concordance to search in the Gospels for all the things that Jesus commanded us to pray. (You might think that ‘commanded’ is a bit strong, Well, if your commanding officer makes a suggestion it’s a wise person who...

The Lost (Australian) Sheep

  Hello Friends, My Name is Andrew McDonough. I’m from Australia. I draw, write and create resources for sharing Jesus with kids in the church and out in the community. Last month, while visit the UK, I popped in on the NISCU staff retreat. We ate scones and...

Unity

Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes! It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion!...

Silly Season

How has your summer been? I know that many of the young people across our area have been having a great time, attending all kinds of christian camps and festivals. Soul Survivor alone has seen well over 1200 young people come to Christ over five weeks this summer, how...

NISCU New Wine

It has been a sad week as we say ‘good bye’ to our NISCU/New Wine interns on completion of their internship. A fun year, ups and downs, lots of laughs and we have had the privilege of seeing these young people mature and learn more about following Jesus....